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Japan's oldest giant panda dies of heart failure

Longtime star at Tokyo's largest zoo and a symbol of friendship with China, Ling Ling was 22. Japan's oldest giant panda, Ling Ling, a longtime star at Tokyo's... ...full story at LA Times

from LA Times on Wed, Apr 30 2008

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30 Apr 08 visit National › Ueno Zoo's giant panda Ling Ling dies  »  Japan Today Ling Ling, a male giant panda at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, died of chronic heart failure early Wednesday morning at 22 years and seven months old,…
30 Apr 08 visit Giant panda Ling Ling dies at Ueno Zoo  »  Japan Times
Ling Ling, the male giant panda at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, died of chronic heart failure early Wednesday at age 22 years and seven months, equivalent to about 70 human years, the zoo said. Read the full story . . .
07 May 08 visit Ling Ling's loss brings tears but also fears of cost of new pandas  »  Japan Times
More than 10,000 people have signed a book expressing their condolences over the recent death of Ling Ling, who was the only giant panda at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, zoo officials said. Read the full story . . .
02 May 08 visit National › Panda's body donated to museum for scientific study  »  Japan Today The body of Ling Ling, a male giant panda who recently died at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, has been donated to the National Museum of Nature…
03 May 08 visit Zoo donates Ling Ling's body to museum for scientific study  »  Japan Times The body of Ling Ling, the male giant panda who died Wednesday at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, has been donated for study to the National Museum of Nature and Science, zoo officials said. Read the full story . . .

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